Sailing stories, boat reviews, product demonstrations, and cruising tips from the co-owner of Pacific NW Boater and the former Producer/Director of "Latitudes & Attitudes TV".
Yes, very nice boat. Reminds me a lot of my Kelly Peterson 44. Smaller and not center cocpit but none the less similar. The only thing that I dont like is the teak decks. Especially if they are screwed down. Ouch. But in a third world country where quality labor is cheaper I have seen many cruising getting their teak deck removed. Not a bad project in the right place or…………if you are an ambitious DYS’r. Yes, love the bulwarks and the metal opening ports and good hatches. Soooo important in the tropics. And nice engine location. Nice galley. And main salon very similar to my KP 44.
Infomercial. No mention of mild steel embedded in bulwarks, mast partners on coach roof, pyramid 'cage' supporting rudder post of mild steel. No mention of scrap steel used as ballast instead of lead. A bit of weather helm from builder winning over designer on mast placement: marketing trumps engineering. And how to change oil on engine? Popular, but not so perfect.
This product is very popular in Norway as it is made here by Sleipner/Side Power, a Norwegian company. Been for sale several years and very easy installation. Drag is minimal and does not affect your performance. Most popular on sailboats instead of a tunnel that need to be mounted far aft to get under the waterline, and by putting this maybe 2 meter more forward you can manage with a lot less power.
The logic of the forward settee dining area is great and I love the galley. That said I have an idea that this would have been better as a center cockpit to allow for full sleeping arrangements aft. Not a fan of those sleeping quarters.
I'm sure many traditional sailors won't like this style of boat, BUT, she looks highly practical, safe and a better way to go places than motoring alone. Looks like a well executed good concept of a motorsailor.
Half a knot but... continuously, when with the tunnel o retractable don't. In addition, in these the hydrodynamics no matter, because the turns are made at no speed. And you drag he external thruster ALWAYS.
Why can't you tack down wind ? Have you considered keeling design stem to stern academic keeling design. The mast and headsails keeled from stem to stern academic. The stem under the headsails as the deepest point of the keeling line .
Liked it because he said he wrapped it 3-5 times. Good information, I hope as twice did not work on a 3/4” water hose with only 50 psi on the system. Will try that, Thanks!
Wow these people are marketing a micro version of the calypso electric sailboat that Jacques Cousteau had built back in the 1970s, it had a single turbine 30 ft in the air and a cowling around it with a tail to reduce losses, as I recall a scrapper in Washington State got a hold of it and started powering their house with it, none the less I don't think birds will try to land on these LOL
Nice to see it demonstrated. However, when I use my whisker pole, it slides down the sheet aft and hits the forward lower shroud. So I've been using a fore guy on it. No guys shown in the video. Am I doing something wrong?
Our 18 year old son sailed the South Pacific with Bob and Jody for seven months early on in Lost Soul's adventures. Joel left home a kid and came back a man....(tattoos included)! I finally get to see the ship-- thanks, it's beautiful.
